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Inspiring Stories of our Clinician Investigators and Clinical Trialists

Dr Yvonne Chan				Assistant Professor Andrew Ho
Two Hats are Better than One				A Unique Vantage Point into Our Healthcare System
As a recipient of the prestigious Clinical Trialist Development Programme CTDP Award in 2022, Dr Yvonne Chan is able to better pursue her passion to deliver patient care, both as a clinician as well as a researcher.				Assistant Professor Andrew Ho was among the first batch of recipients to be conferred the prestigious Clinician Investigator Advancement (CIVA) Award in 2022. A year in, Asst Prof Ho updates us about his ongoing research, and how CIVA is helping clinician researchers such as himself go further in their research journey.

Clinical Assocciate Professor Mariko Koh				Associate Professor Deidre De Silva
Recognising Our Clinical Trialists				Raising the Profile of Our Clinician Investigators
On 25 January 2022, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) launched a new Clinical Trialist Development Programme (CTDP), as a prestigious award to recognise the important work that our clinical trialists do and to also support them with much-needed protected time to do clinical trials.				Through this time, she has seen encouraging growth in support for clinician researchers in the form of programmes ranging from awareness seminars to funding programmes. As someone who had personally benefitted from initiatives supporting researchers, she was pleased to be able to play a key role in the development of SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre’s latest Clinician Investigator Advancement Programme (CIVA).

Associate Professor Rebecca Dent				Clinical Professor Brian Goh
Shining A Spotlight On Our Clinical Trialists				Going Beyond As A Clinician
Associate Professor Rebecca Dent shares about the passion she has as a clinical trialist, and why she is looking forward to the newly launched Clinical Trialist Development Programme (CTDP).				We speak to Clinical Professor Brian Goh to find out more about his rewarding journey as a Clinician Investigator (CIV), and how the CIV Advancement Programme seeks to help doctors better achieve their research objectives with protected time and enhanced recognition.

Clinical Assistant Professor Wong Chui Mae				Associate Professor Shamira Perera
Advancing Autism Research				Taking Clinical Trials to the Next Level
When Clinical Assistant Professor Mae Wong moved her paediatric career from the UK to Singapore and joined the KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) in 2011, she had already been involved in research and publishing papers on neonatal medicine. At KKH, the Senior Consultant Paediatrician found herself coming across young patients on the autism spectrum at her clinic regularly.				In 2023, Associate Professor Shamira Perera became one of the recipients of the prestigious Clinical Trialist Development Award (CTDA), which seeks to highlight the role that clinical trialists play in bringing innovation to patient care.

Associate Professor Frederick Koh
Doing the heavy lifting beyond surgery
As a Consultant in the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Sengkang General Hospital, Associate Professor Frederick Koh’s duties range from conducting scopes to treating colorectal cancer. Outside of the ‘office’, however, he also possesses a keen interest in creating systems that can improve clinical efficiency and surgical outcomes.